Concerned authority should provide information under RTI even if the information is available in the public domain

Last updated: 06 October 2022

Court :
Hon'ble Central Information Commission

Brief :
The Hon'ble Central Information Commission in Anil Khanna Vs CPIO [CIC/DGSTCX/A/2021/129351 dated September 19, 2022] directed the Center Public Information Officers ("CPIO") to provide an extract of a copy of relevant rules or notifications pertaining to ‘consideration' which will suffice the information sought by the assessee regarding percentage on the amount received as an incentive which needs to be payable to GST Department (Delhi) by him towards GST Tax. Therefore, concluded that the CPIO must provide the information free of cost to the assessee within 15 days from the date of receipt of this order under due intimation to the Central Commission ("CIC").

Citation :
CIC/DGSTCX/A/2021/129351 dated September 19, 2022